Bash Command MCP Server

What the code does

We read the source, 20 h ago · rules 3dff92dd89df

What this server is able to do. For an MCP server this is often the job itself — a terminal server runs commands because that is what it is for. Listed so you know what you are plugging in, not as an accusation.

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Connect this server

This server runs on your own machine — install it with the package manager and the client starts it for you. Package name taken from the official registry entry.

claude mcp add bash-command-mcp -- npx -y bash-command-mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bash-command-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "bash-command-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

[mcp_servers.bash-command-mcp]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "bash-command-mcp"]

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bash-command-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "bash-command-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bash-command-mcp": {
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "bash-command-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

This one needs environment variables set before it will start: OTEL_ENABLED (Enable or disable OpenTelemetry instrumentation (`true` or `false`).), OTEL_SERVICE_NAME (OpenTelemetry service name override.), OTEL_SERVICE_VERSION (OpenTelemetry service version override.), OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT (OTLP HTTP endpoint for exporting OpenTelemetry traces and metrics (for example `http://localhost:4318`).), OTEL_METRIC_EXPORT_INTERVAL_MS (OpenTelemetry metrics export interval in milliseconds.), BASH_COMMAND_MCP_LOG_DIR (Directory used to store background process stdout/stderr log files.). The author declared them in the registry entry; get the values from the project itself.